Alternative Food Networks: An Interdisciplinary Assessment

Part I: Introductions. Chapter 1: Introduction. Chapter 2: Multidisciplinary Approaches to Alternative Food Networks. Part II: AFNs from the Consumers' Viewpoint. Chapter 3: Introduction to Part II. Chapter 4: Determinants of Participation in AFNs and its Value for Consumers. Chapter 5: Consumers' Quality Conventions in Alternative, Conventional and High-Quality Food Chains. Chapter 6: The Environmental Quality Factors sought by Consumers in Alternative and Conventional Market Channels. Chapter 7: Understanding Alternative Food Networks after the Crisis: Testing Four Scenarios in Italy. Part III: AFNs From the Producers' Viewpoint . Chapter 8: Introduction to Part III. Chapter 9: Determinants of Farmers' Participation in AFNs. Chapter 10: The Economic Viability Of Solidarity Purchase Groups (Gruppi Di Acquisto Solidale). Chapter 11: Quality and Price Setting By Producers In AFNs. Part IV: Environment, Territory, and AFNs. Chapter 12: Introduction to Part IV. Chapter 13: Applied Environmental Sustainability of Fruits and Vegetables in Different Distribution Channels (AFNs and Large Scale Retail).- Chapter 14: Reterritorialization, Proximity and Urban Food Planning: Research Perspectives on AFNs. Part V: Conclusions. Chapter 15: Conclusions: An Interdisciplinary Assessment.